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• TITLE: Iowa medicaid 2: lapse of glycemic control on abrupt transition from insulin glargine to insulin detemir in type 2 diabetes mellitus

  AUTHORS: Udaya Kabadi

  KEYWORDS: Type 2 Diabetes; Insulin Glargine; Insulin Detemir; Glycemic Control

  JOURNAL NAME: Journal of Diabetes Mellitus, Vol.1 No.4, November 8, 2011

  ABSTRACT: Background: Iowa Care (Iowa Medicaid in State of Iowa, USA), switched insulin glargine to detemir in subjects with Diabetes Mellitus (DM) without the knowledge or approval of healthcare providers beginning 8/2006.Impact of this transition in subjects with Type 1 DM is recently reported. Objective: To examine the impact of this transition on various parameters of diabetes management in Type 2 DM. Subjects and Methods: A retrospective review of the records of subjects with Type 2 DM was conducted until 8/2007 in whom the transition had occurred. Only those subjects with adequate glycemic control while receiving insulin glargine [GI] and completing at least 3 months of therapy with insulin detemir [DI] are included in this report. Ten subjects with Type 2 DM, duration 7 ± 2 years with age, 55 ± 3 years who were switched from GI to DI (Group 1) fulfilled the criteria for inclusion. Subjects were switched from GI in Q AM to DI Q HS in the same daily dose. Glycemic control (HbA1c), body weight, daily insulin dose (Units) and severe hypoglycemic events during the last 2 weeks of the period, pre switch and again at the end of 3 months post switch were assessed. Records of 8 subjects matched for age, duration of DM, glycemic control while receiving GI for additional 3 months (Group 2) during the same period were examined for comparison. All subjects were followed in the outpatient clinic at intervals of 3 months. Results Glycemic control remained stable on continuing GI AM; HbA1c; 7.1 ± 0.3 to 7.1 ± 0.3%, while it worsened on switching to DI Q HS; HbA1c, 7.1 ± 0.3 to 8.1 ± 0.5 [P